Leon County combats human trafficking with prevention training

  • The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center hosted a Human Trafficking Prevention Training.
  • During the training, neighbors and law enforcement learn how to recognize and respond to human trafficking in our community.
  • Watch the video to learn how the training supports law enforcement’s efforts to combat the crime.

BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:

According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, Florida ranks #3 in reported human trafficking cases. I’m Kenya Cardonne in the Southwest Tallahassee neighborhood. Law enforcement and neighbors are working together to keep Leon County from contributing to the numbers. Experts say the key to that is education.

Robin Hassler Thompson, Executive Director of Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center – “The community having knowledge about how it looks, what it is and what to do is vital to stopping trafficking and to helping survivors.”…

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